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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Approach to Acid ... Base Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... : Lactic Acidosis ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... (HAGMA) - Differential ... toxicity causes lactic ... underexcretion of acids ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... PRIS), Valproic Acid ... #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
: • Lactic acidosis ... , Pyroglutamic acid ... Acid loads (ammonium ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
ketoacidosis • D-lactic ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... and potassium acid ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
mobilizes fatty acids ... produce Acetoacetic acid ... But we also have Lactic ... #diagnosis #differential ... management #treatment #criticalcare